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[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 6 points 1 year ago

A chunk of my clients from low socio economic backgrounds live on soda and candy. It's how they're raised, a massive packet of crisps, can of coke and chocolate bar is their dinner. Realistically they'll just sell their stamps to buy the food THEY want.

The result of this is parents will sell stamps, have less to feed kids and kids will go short.

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[-] dan69@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Interesting, why not start branding and labeling better that more products that have high content of X

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

RFK jr is a broken clock that became sentient.

[-] Ickyspot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

The problem is that there is no will of trying to educate the recipients to help them choose healthier snacks. There will be a way for the snap recipients to get what they want through loopholes. Putting a band aid on the problem of poverty obesity won't solve it.

[-] DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Truly the land of the free, lads.

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